How to see it
HIP 16917 has a visual magnitude of about 6.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16917: right ascension 3h 37m 44s, declination +56° 44′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16917. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16917, HD 22253, Gaia DR3 448769351668458368. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 448769351668458368
- HIP
- 16917
- HD
- 22253
- gaia_dr3
- 448769351668458368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 448769351668458368
- HD 22253
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.42